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The California Transportation Commission and Caltrans are holding a series of workshops to help guide investments from S.B. 1, which will raise California gas taxes beginning on November 1. Further details can be found at the CTC website

Help Ensure that S.B. 1 Tax Money Is Wisely Spent

By Melanie Curry | Jul 11, 2017 | 3 Comments

While there is a push to make quick decisions and get projects on the ground fast, there is also counter pressure to take enough time to get these decisions right. There won't be another opportunity to raise money for transportation any time soon.

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Legislative Update: Greenhouse Gas Targets, Rolling Turns, Fare Evasion, Disabled Placards, BART Housing

By Melanie Curry | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

The Assembly Transportation Committee heard and passed along several bills this week.

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Legislative Update: CTC Representation, Youth Transit Passes, GHG Emissions

By Melanie Curry | Jun 1, 2017 | 2 Comments

As Friday’s deadline approaches for bills to either be passed from their legislative house of origin or die, the halls of the capitol in Sacramento are getting hectic. Here is some of what has transpired in relation to sustainable transportation issues: Representation on the California Transportation Commission: A.B. 179, a bill that would require one […]

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Ped Crossing Bill Moves Forward, Bike Stop/Yield Bill on Hold

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2017 | 5 Comments

The pedestrian countdown crossing bill is a needed update to an outdated law. The stop-sign-as-yield bill upsets people who don't understand its intent.

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Legislative Update: “Idaho Stop” and Pedestrian Signals to Be Heard Next Week

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2017 | 51 Comments

Two bills very pertinent to bicyclists and pedestrians are set for their first committee hearings in the California legislature on Monday's Assembly Transportation Committee. One would allow bike riders to roll through stop signs--when safe; the other would make clear that pedestrians are allowed to cross while their signals are counting down.

CA Legislative Update: Transit Passes, Transportation Commission Representation, Automated Speed Cameras

By Melanie Curry | Apr 26, 2017 | 7 Comments

A bill to create a statewide youth transit pass program passed the Assembly Transportation Committee, as did one that would require that at least one member of the California Transportation Commission represent low-income communities. Another bill, to create a pilot program to use automated speed enforcement cameras in San Francisco and San Jose, was put off for a year.

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